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The chlorine residual in a swimming pool at various times after being cleaned is given by...

The chlorine residual in a swimming pool at various times after being cleaned is given by

Time (hours) Chlorine Residual pt/Million
2 1.8
4 1.5
6 1.45
8 1.42
10 1.38
12 1.36

Fit a curve of the form

y = a * exp( -b x)

a. What is your 95% prediction for the chlorine resid. after 15 hours?

b. Test the hypothesis that time has no effect on chlorine levels.

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